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  • Determines:
    - Roll and pitch stability of vehicles
    - Maximum side slope capability
    - Rollover warning indicator activation for RAM testing
  • Unique Characteristics:
    - Largest such facility in the world
    - 100' long, 14' wide (25' at midsection)
    - Lifts 140 tons/20'; Total of 700 tons
    - Maximum tilt angle of 40     ° (84%) (Greater angles possible with alternative configuration)
  • Measures rollover threshold as a function of:
    - Payload and load distribution
    - Tire pressure
    - Suspension settings
    - Ancillary equipment configuration
Automotive Test Instrumentation Facility
Agency
Dept. of Defense
Region
Mid-Atlantic
State: 
Maryland
Phone: 
410-278-4639
Parent Lab: 
Aberdeen Test Center (ATC)
  • Simulates the crossing loads on a bridge system in a controlled testing environment
  • Uses a system of hydraulic actuators and loading fixtures to simulate the rolling load applied by a moving vehicle, instead of using actual vehicles to cross the bridge thousands of times
  • Will accommodate bridges up to 42 meters long and is easily adaptable to accommodate unanticipated bridge designs of the future
  • This system is a tool for conducting durability tests at a huge cost savings; thus enabling the collection of more engineering and statistical data than previously possible on the factors that impact bridge life the most
  • Supplements the full spectrum of required bridge testing by providing an economic means of establishing and evaluating the durability of portable bridges
Automotive Test Instrumentation Facility
Agency
Dept. of Defense
Region
Mid-Atlantic
State: 
Maryland
Phone: 
410-278-4639
Parent Lab: 
Aberdeen Test Center (ATC)
  • Assets and facilities are available for testing performance, durability, and reliability of all assault, tactical, and wet-gap bridges and their associated launching systems
  • Dry-Gap Testing:
    - Two separate dry-gap test sites, allowing for competitive testing
    - Prepared abutments consist of level, longitudinal slope, and side slope configurations
    - The infrastructure supports a wide variety of performance and reliability testing
    - The sites are located near the Munson and Perryman Test Areas, which can be used extensively during system reliability testing
  • Wet-Gap Testing - Floating bridge systems are tested at wet-gap test sites, including:
    - A sheltered-water river with access to the Chesapeake Bay for floating bridge rafting tests and Bridge Erection Boat testing
    - A sheltered-water test site on the Chesapeake Bay for floating bridge launch, retrieval and bridge construction. The site is equipped with offices and storage areas and is located in the vicinity of the Munson Test Area for convenient testing of automotive and other performance parameters
    - A still-water inland pond to accommodate floating bridges up to 300 feet long. The site has a variety of bank heights and slopes, and allows for performance and durability crossings of vehicles over floating bridges
Automotive Test Instrumentation Facility
Agency
Dept. of Defense
Region
Mid-Atlantic
State: 
Maryland
Phone: 
410-278-4639
Parent Lab: 
Aberdeen Test Center (ATC)
  • High-density systems
  • Wireless systems
  • Portable systems for use in flight
  • Dry/No prep systems
Individual Performance laboratories
Agency
Dept. of Defense
Region
Midwest
State: 
Ohio
Parent Lab: 
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) - 711th Human Performance Wing
Individual Performance laboratories
Agency
Dept. of Defense
Region
Midwest
State: 
Ohio
Parent Lab: 
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) - 711th Human Performance Wing

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